Graduate Programs
in Pharmacology at The University of Iowa


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The Ph.D. program in pharmacology at the University of Iowa is nationally recognized as excellent, ranking 11th of 127 pharmacology programs evaluated nationwide in "program effectiveness in educating research scholars and scientists." Many graduates of the program have gone on to become leaders in the field of pharmacology. The emphasis of the Ph.D. program is on laboratory research, which is combined with course work in molecular biology, cell biology and basic pharmacological science during the first two years of the program. Over the last five years, the time required to complete the Ph.D. degree has averaged 5.4 years. For additional information or to apply on-line,
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The Master's program in pharmacology affords students the fundamentals of pharmacological science as well as laboratory research experience. Degree candidates take courses while conducting research in the laboratory of one of the program faculty. The expected time to completion of the M.S. degree is about 2.5 years. For additional information or to apply on-line, click here on the white "M.S. program" tab above.

Faculty in the Department of Pharmacology participate in a number of interdisciplinary graduate programs within the University as well as in several programs which combine a professional degree (M.D., D.D.S., etc.) with the Ph.D. degree in pharmacology. For additional information or to apply on-line, click here or on the white "Related programs" tab above.